Solar Energy: An Introduction - Hardcover

Mackay, Michael E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199652104 ISBN 13: 9780199652105

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

An introduction to the fundamental science and engineering of solar energy technologies. Gives a concise and detailed review of solar energy and its interaction with materials, and discusses photovoltaic devices and solar thermal technologies like the solar chimney, solar (power) tower, flat plate water heater, and electricity generation.

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About the Author

Michael E. Mackay, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

Michael E. Mackay received his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering with distinction from the University of Delaware, then worked for Proctor and Gamble prior to attending graduate school at the University of Illinois (Urbana) where he received M.S. and PhD degrees in chemical engineering. He subsequently became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Melbourne (Australia), and has had positions at the University of Queensland (Australia), Stevens Institute of Technology, Michigan State University, and is presently the distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware. He is a nationally and internationally known leader in nanotechnology specializing in how nanoparticles improve polymer performance and their use in making novel devices and materials. Recently, he has focused his research efforts to make polymer-based solar cells that that can be made on any surface.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199652104
• ISBN 13: 9780199652105
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258